The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-06-30
LATE NEWS.

The decision of the Naval Court wa:
gwen June 9th in New York in the matter
of inquiry into the causes of the collision
between the steamships Celtic and Britain
mic. The Court very severely censured
Captain Perry of the Britannia for running
at such speed. and for not giving distinc-
tive whistles to the Celtic to show in which
direction she gave the way, and for not
sounding the fog-whistle in the bay. Cap
tain Irving of the Celtic is simply cen
sured for running at the rate of speed he
did in such foggy weather.
The marchioness of Londonderry will
present to the Queen casket containing
10000 signatures and f3, 700 in cash as a
jubilee offering from Irish ladies.
The joint jubilee gift to the Queen from
all her children and grandchildren will be
a gold and silver center piece for the
table, adorned with precious stones. 1t
was executed IN Berlin. 1t comprises three
parts. resting on a common base, in the
center of which are the British arms, bear
ing the legend, "Her children and grand
children to their ever-beloved mother and
grandmother" The middle portion con-
y
portraits of the donors. 1t has solid gold
lid, surmounted by the royal crown. To
the right and left respectively are a lion
and unicorn.
A London dispatch of June Goth says
In the House of Commons this evening
Sir Henry Holland. Secretary of State for
the Colonies, replying to Mr.. Howard,
said that Sir Samuel Rowe, Governor of
Sierra Leone, had informed the Govern
meht that conference, held between the
French and natives, had resulted in the
hosting of the French flag at Bariboo. on
the Gambia river. While not under a
British protectorate, he said Bariboo was
within the sphere Of British influence, and
the native chiefs were under treaty obliga-
tons to England The establishment of a
French protectorate would have an i'm
portant bearing on British influence in
that district. Sir Henry said that dis
patches were being exchanged between the
British and French Governments in re-
gard to the matter.
LONDON, June 14'n.-At Coventry to-day
Woodside,-Ui Philadelphia, lowered the
bicycle record for five miles. doing the dis
lance in 1920 is.
THE HAGUE, June 18th. - Parliament
passed Dill providingfor temporary ex-
tension of the electoral franchise, pending
a complete revision of the constitution
The bill raises the number of voters from
10000 to 100000.
VANCOUVER, B. c., June 14th.-The
steamship Abyssinia, Captain Marshall.
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and fourteen hours from Yokohama She
lost considerable time by foggy weather
nearly every day. She brings twenty-five
cabin passengers for Liverpool, New York
and other points, including Mr.. and Mrs.
St. Clair Greeley and L. Paris for San
Francisco, and eighty Chinese-thirty-
for San Francisco. The cargo consists of
1880 tons, mostly tea, for New York,
Chicago, Toronto, Montreal, Boston and
other points; 1858 packages merchandise
for San Francisco, and fourteen bags mail.
The voyage out was uneventful For the
first eight days the weather was change
able, with light winds and foggy weather
At intervals from then until the last of the
trip the weather was fine and pleasant
Not saliva set until the last day out
when, on entering the Straits of San Juan
de Fuca, smart breeze sprang up and the
sails were shaken out for the first and last
time.
In speaking OF the trip across, Captain
Marshall said that he thought that it would
soon be the favorite one for all travellers
from China and Japan to Europe, as by
taking this route the traveller would avoid
the terrible heat that is experienced in
taking the trip via the Suez Canal. He
said that in a very short time vessels max
ing the voyage in ten days would be cross
ing from Vancouver to Yokohama. This
route was an important one and would
soon take the first place. Vancouver had
the advantage over San Francisco in the
length Of the voyage and in finer trip |
across the continent The harbor he con-
sidsrS as excellent and one of the best he
has eyer brought vessel into. j